AF3S542 - Strategic Business Partner 01 Aug 2022 - 31 Aug 2025 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: AF3S542
Module Title: Strategic Business Partner
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Accounting and Finance
Faculty Sub Group: Accounting and Finance
Module Leader: Louise Miles
Module Team: Jared Davies
First Intended Intake: SEP 2020 Final Year of Intake: 2024
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 6
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100105 - accounting
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 01 Aug 2022
Valid To 31 Aug 2025

Module Aims

This module aims to develop knowledge, understanding and application of business strategy theory in the context of the accountant as a strategic partner.

Content Summary

Application of a range of models and financial techniques for use in strategic analysis.

Identification, analysis and evaluation of the strategic position of organisations including the impact of macro-environmental and competitive forces that currently exist.

Identification and analysis of innovative and feasible strategic choices that may provide a sustainable future and growth for an organisation.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Practical classes and workshops 44
Independent Study 96
Directed Study 56
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 4
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Categorise business strategy theory and models.
LO2 Apply business strategy theory and financial analysis in a business context.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Report 1 To research and analyse the current strategic position for a chosen organisation using appropriate business strategy and theory models and financial techniques. 0 2000 50 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Project 1 To research and analyse the feasible strategic choices for a chosen organisation. The analysis will be prepared in the form of a PowerPoint presentation suitable for use in a business context. 0 2000 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Report 1
Project 1

Reading List

Johnson, G., Whittington, R., Scholes, K., Angwin, D., and Regner, P. Exploring Strategy.

ACCA Strategic Business Leader (SBL) (Kaplan or BPP publishing).

Appropriate and relevant business and academic journals.